Elon Musk Planning Vine Reboot After Twitter Acquisition

[MacRumors]

Elon Musk has asked Twitter engineers to begin work on an updated version of Vine that could launch before the end of the year, reports Axios. Musk yesterday tweeted a poll asking if he should "bring back Vine," and 69.5 percent of four million respondents said yes.

Twitter acquired video app Vine back in 2012, which was pre-TikTok and back when Vine was popular. The app slowly stopped being used, and Twitter ended up shutting it down in 2016. Vine was designed to let users capture and share six-second looping video clips.

A rebooted version of Vine could compete with popular video app TikTok. Twitter engineers have been told to examine the Vine code base, which has not been changed since it was shut down. One source told Axios that it "needs a lot of work."

Musk completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter on Friday, instating himself as CEO and firing multiple top executives including prior CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and policy lead Vijaya Gadde, among others. Musk also got rid of the board of directors, and is now Twitter's sole director.

There have been multiple rumors about Musk's plans for Twitter since the takeover, and it has been suggested that he is going to make significant cuts to Twitter's workforce. This morning, rumors indicated that Musk plans to charge $20 per month for a verified account, which has yet to be confirmed.

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[ProfessionalFan]

I am one of the rare (I think) people who enjoyed Vine. Definitely worth another try.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Vine was cool but TikTok is where it’s at. They have dominated the market. Vine would not last. Better chances of rebooting MySpace.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

If Vine was to be brought back, they'd need to integrate it into Twitter, and increase the length limit of videos.

 

[BrownyQ]

I'd be interested to see if this Vine reboot does pan out, what happens.

Didn't care for it when it was around, don't care for the super short video format of junk media; just in it to see how the Internet changes yet again in a few more years.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Vine was cool but TikTok is where it’s at. They have dominated the market. Vine would not last. Better chances of rebooting MySpace.

They haven't dominated the market completely. Youtube Shorts rose to the ranks, to the point that the Shorts are now monetizable.

 

[atomic.flip]

Vine?! LOL. In other news, horse and buggy to be reintroduced by Ford motor company. LOL

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

If Vine was to be brought back, they'd need to integrate it into Twitter, and increase the length limit of videos.

That’s going to cost what $40.00 subscription fee. Knowing Elon, pretty sure it’s not going to be free.

 

[alexandr]

I would really like to see Friendster back.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

I would really like to see Friendster back.

Now we're talking. I loved Friendster

 

[barnyard]

Bring back periscope too!

 

[alexandr]

Now we're talking. I loved Friendster

Who didn't? Great design

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Better chances of rebooting MySpace.

Only if Tom comes back, he was my friend!

 

[sorgo †]

I mean, I guess it'd be a homegrown alternative to TikTok, a non-Facebook Reels, and a non-Google Shorts. Also Vine was kind of the OG short-form video app, a format that currently reigns supreme, so I suppose in that way it is an interesting piece of internet heritage.

 

[BradWI]

Many creators are moving to YouTube Shorts because they now pay creators many times more than TikTok. Can't see scumbag Musk caring about creators enough to get them to go back to Vine in any big way.

 

[sdwaltz]

This is excellent news.

Need to get all US users away from that Chinese spy program.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Only if Tom comes back, he was my friend!

He was my friend first 😂 he is dearly missed by so many. Tom needs to make a comeback. He is the true mastermind.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

This is excellent news.

Need to get all US users away from that Chinese spy program.

Pretty much it's going to come with a hefty price point. Definitely won't be free.

 

[sorgo †]

This is excellent news.

Need to get all US users away from that Chinese spy program.

Yes, because US spy programs are inherently better /s

But yea, competition is good...

 

[JosephAW]

It would be nice to bring back Periscope Live.

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Vine was cool but TikTok is where it’s at. They have dominated the market. Vine would not last. Better chances of rebooting MySpace.

I would really like to see Friendster back.

You're all thinking too small. There's only one social media we need back: Miiverse.

Bully Nintendo to bring it back I miss it.

(This post was so famous, Nintendo referenced it in Splatoon 2)

 

[contacos]

by the end of the year? He seems to take agile development to the next level

 

[McJobs]

Deleted.

 

[anthogag]

Musk is turning-out to be a moron. The uber twit. The guy "buys Twitter", re-starts Kanye's account (current poster boy for anti-semitism), and tweets really bad sleazy misinformation that Pelosi's husband was attacked by some kind of encounter with a male prostitute gone wrong.

Elon Twit should get a taste of his own medicine. People should start tweeting all kinds of false misinformation about Elon. There could be misinformation Elon is also big on anti-semitism...because he is friends with Kanye...andt here was that lawsuit about racism at one of his Tesla factories...Yes, it really is that easy to produce BS

 

[HorstBockman]

Sure, burn more cash, Elon. I want nothing to do with you.